Institution

Central India Agency

1854–1947 · 19th century

The Central India Agency was the British political agency that supervised the princely states of central India, including Indore, Gwalior, Bhopal and many small Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand states. An Agent to the Governor-General based at Indore oversaw subordinate agencies. After Indian independence its states acceded to India and were merged into Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh and other unions in 1948.

Central India Agency
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Central India Agency. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/central-india-agency
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